Oct. 31, 2017 UPDATE: A former Zionsville West Middle School teacher pleaded guilty Oct. 25 to one count of felony child solicitation for sexting a student. Michael Plewa, 34, was sentenced to two years in the Indiana Department of Correction, with one year and 185 days of that time suspended. The remainder will be served on Community Corrections, followed by one year of supervised probation, according to Boone Superior Court records.

EARLIER: A former Zionsville West Middle School teacher is accused of sexting a student, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office.

Michael Plewa, 33, was charged Thursday with four felony counts of child solicitation. Plewa, who was an orchestra teacher in the music department, resigned from the school during the investigation, according to the sheriff's office.

The Indiana Department of Child Services received a report that a girl exchanged texts with Plewa that included "sexual innuendos, photos and suggestive comments," Boone County officials said. The relationship began while the girl was in eighth grade and continued into her freshman year, until her parents found out.

The girl, now 16, told investigators that she and Plewa talked about sex, but their relationship never became physical.

DCS notified the sheriff's office about the allegations on March 16. Law enforcement notified the school district four days later. District officials, who launched their own investigation, said they had not received a prior report about inappropriate communication involving Plewa.

"Our students’ safety and well-being are of paramount importance," said Scott Robison, superintendent of Zionsville Schools. "We will continue to take all necessary actions to protect them and take seriously our duty to uphold the trust afforded ZCS by the Zionsville community."

Plewa's case comes on the heels of a series of other charges filed against school officials in Central Indiana. Former Park Tudor basketball coach Kyle Cox is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old girl. In Indianapolis Public Schools, former school counselor Shana Taylor is accused of having sex with two students. And at Mt. Vernon, teacher's aide Kisha Nuckols is accused of having sex with a student.

Boone County Prosecutor Todd Meyer said parents need to pay close attention to the electronic communication their children are having, including through cellphones, tablets and computers. And he encouraged them to immediately report their concerns to law enforcement.

“This case comes at a time when my office is seeing more and more of this type of communication between adults and children, which is disturbing and very concerning," Meyer said in a statement. "The relationships children have with their teachers, coaches and other adult youth group leaders is developed and built around trust and, unfortunately, some adults who work with youth choose to violate this position of trust for their own self-gratification."